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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Samōnium

Samōnium n sg (genitive Samōniī or Samōnī)
Classical[saˈmoː.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[saˈmɔː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. the eastern promontory of the island of Crete, modern Greece

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSamōnium—
genitiveSamōniī
Samōnī		—
dativeSamōniō—
accusativeSamōnium—
ablativeSamōniō—
vocativeSamōnium—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαμώνιον (Samṓnion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySamoniumSamonium, SAMMONIUM, SALMONIUM, SALMONE PROM. (Σαμώνιον, Σαλμώνιον, Strab. ii. p.106, x. pp. 474, 475, 478, 489; Σαλμώνη, Acts, 27.7; comp. Ptol. 3.15…

Quick answers

What does Samōnium mean in Latin?
Samōnium, a proper noun, means “the eastern promontory of the island of Crete, modern Greece”.
What is the genitive of Samōnium?
The genitive singular is Samōniī. Samōnium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Samōnium?
In classical Latin, [saˈmoː.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈmɔː.ni.um].